N'awlins Crawfish A La King

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup bell pepper, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup celery, finely diced
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons seafood seasoning (frank davis brand preferred)
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups evaporated milk
• 1 1/2 cups bottled clam juice
• 1 cup frozen peas, thawed
• 3/4 cup carrot, finely diced
• 3 cups crawfish tails
• 1/4 cup pimiento, chopped (2-oz jar)

Recipe

• 1 start off by heating the butter in a medium saucepan until it melts. drop in the mushrooms, onions, bell pepper, garlic and celery and cook about 5 minutes until the vegetables soften and clear.
• 2 next, with the saute mix still over medium heat, whisk in the flour, seafood seasoning and pepper and continue to stir and cook until they turn smooth and bubbly.
• 3 gradually pour in the evaporated milk and clam juice, stirring constantly as they are added. it's at this stage you also stir in the peas and carrots.
• 4 cook the sauce about 10 minutes, stirring frequently to keep the milk from scorching and sticking.
• 5 if you want a thicker sauce, blend 2 tablespoons of cornstarch with 1/4 cup cold water and stir into the sauce a little a a time until the desired thickness is reached.
• 6 finally, add the crawfish tails and chopped pimiento and heat the mixture.
• 7 through. when piping hot, serve it up on toast points, bow tie pasta, biscuits, english muffins, pastry shells or rice-the choice is totally yours. it's also delicious served the next day.